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Where does “muur” come from?

muur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch muur, from Old Dutch mūr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

muur (Dutch): A wall; A type of fast-food vending machine with...

Definitions

  1. A wall; A type of fast-food vending machine with...

Ancestry of “muur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmuurwall
2Old Dutchmūr—
3Latinmūrus—
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “muur”

  • muurbloem
  • muurschildering
  • muurdam
  • urnenmuur
  • snackmuur
  • ommuren
  • muurvarken
  • vuurmuur
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